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Today’s Log #17 | Itlog for Sale

MONDAY

10:10 AM

Wow nasusunod ko ang morning routine na ginawa ko. Tapos na kong mag-meditate, yoga, magbasa (naka 45 mins ako agad sa goal kong 1 hour per day), kitty care (scoop litter + refill tubig + vacuum ng nagkalat na litter) at gratitude journal. Naksss.

Pero mukang hindi ko magagawa yung exercise. Kasi after kong mag-yoga, nakaramdam ako ng several sharp pains sa tagiliran ko, yung area na inoperahan ako. Kaya maghihinay hinay muna ako.

Naghahamagan sila dito
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Books

The 32 Books I Read in 2021, Reviewed in 3 Words/Phrases

Game.

1. Modern Love by Daniel Jones

Heartfelt. Some stories are meh. 95% of the stories are by published writers. [3 🌟Full review]

2. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Unlikeable characters. Annoying as hell. Whatever. [1.5 🌟Full review]

3. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Balik eskwela feels. Information overload. Science and Technology. [4 🌟Full review]

4. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

Vulnerability. Compassion. Medyo paulit-ulit. [4 🌟 – Full review]

5. Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks

Highly entertaining. Lots of interesting personal stories. A must-read for everyone. [5 🌟 – Full review]

6. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Strange in a good way. Disturbing but charming. Love Merricat. [5 🌟 – Full review]

7. Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Streamlining. Mostly about corporate work and super busy people. Elitist? [2.5 🌟 – Full review]

8. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

Humility. Role of luck and risk. Be flexible. [4.5 🌟 – Full review]

9. Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Super entertaining start tapos biglang nag U turn. Too much testosterone. Keso. [2 🌟 – Full review]

10. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Great storytelling. Entertaining pero may part na too woo-woo for me. Makes you want to travel and learn new languages and eat yummy food. [3 🌟 – Full review]

11. The Chicken Sisters by K.J. Dell’Antonia

Delightful start and middle. Unlikeable main characters. Spilled secrets and sabotage. [3.5 🌟 – Full review]

12. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Be more rational. Wag tamad magisip. Nakakabobo yung pagka comprehensive. [2.5 🌟 – Full review]

13. Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Creativity. Wow. Will definitely reread. [5 🌟 – Full review]

14. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Hedonism. Beauty vs Morality. No likeable characters. [3.5 🌟 – Full review]

15. The Whole-Body Microbiome by B. Brett Finlay, Jessica M. Finlay

Probiotics will save the world. Consume yogurt and kimchi. Don’t use antibacterial agents – soap and water will do. [3 🌟 – Full review]

16. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Hilarious. Smartly written. Must read! [5 🌟 – Full review]

17. Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To by David Sinclair

In a nut shell: eat healthy, exercise, importance of intermittent fasting. Lots of medical jargons. Dense. [3.5 🌟 – Full review]

18. The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Vague. Didn’t like how it was written. Too in-your-face. [3 🌟 – Full review]

19. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Quirky and strange protagonist. Made me want to work in a convenience store while reading it. Weird overall but in a good way. [4 🌟 – Full review]

20. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Korean culture. Nakakagutom – you will crave Korean food. Love and loss pertaining to her mother. [4 🌟]

21. The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

Helpful in building relationships. Informative. There’s something problematic in the ‘physical touch’ example. [3 🌟]

22. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Melancholic. Tragic. A few “WTF!” moments. [3 🌟]

23. The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal

Right book at the right time. Remember what’s reallly important. Feel your feelings but you don’t always have to act on it. [4.5 🌟]

24. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

LGBTQ+ themes. Coming of age. Made me more interested in mythology. [3.75 🌟]

25. Educated by Tara Westover

WOW. Must-read. Inspiring. [5 🌟]

26. Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1) by Mia P. Manansala

Cozy mystery. Nakakagutom. Fun read pero asan yung adobo? [4 🌟]

27. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Adult fairytale. Humorous. Intriguing. [4.5 🌟]

28. Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

Kulang sa build up yung love story. Cringy. Okay yung premise pero di ako fan nung execution. [2 🌟]

29. The Healing Self: A Revolutionary Plan for Wholeness in Mind, Body, and Spirit by Deepak Chopra

Helpful book on taking care of our bodies and minds. Can be technical at times which I like. Relaxing to read. [4 🌟]

30. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett [5 🌟]

A quick, interesting read. Neuroscience. Teaches people on how to be a better human being—didn’t expect that. [4 🌟]

31. Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Somewhat of a page turner. No matter how many theories my mind came up with, I didn’t see that twist coming. Didn’t like how the diary was formatted. [4 🌟]

32. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Atmospheric. Mushrooms. A bit far-fetched. [4 🌟]


My digital bookshelf in Notion: https://bit.ly/33DzOpp.

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Life Today's Log

Today’s Log #16 | “Tim’s”

SATURDAY

7:20 AM

Nagulat ako gising na rin si Kenneth. Ilagay ko daw yung weighted blanket sa kanya hindi nya daw kaya. Kawawa naman. Nagpa-booster shot kasi sya kahapon plus flu shot. Tig kabilang braso kaya hinang hina.

8:12 AM

Mali. Bakit ko in-open ang Messenger. Pagkatapos ng Messenger, Instagram naman. Wala na. Dire-direcho na.

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Ramblings

Booster

Nagpa-booster shot ako kanina. Nakakainis kasi nanghihina ako pero ang ganda ng mood ko. Nagmi-mini concert ako dito sa home office namin pero ramdam ko yung katawan ko bumabagsak. Tapos yung sayaw ko unti unting nawawalan ng sigla. Nilalabanan ko pero baka magkasakit pa ko. Makapunta na lang sa salas at mag-doom scroll sa TikTok.

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Life

AKD#*HF

WAAAASDGHLSDJGSLKG!!!! TANGINA!!!🤬

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Insights Life

2022 Game Plan

Time to collect my thoughts and make a 2022 game plan. But first:

2021 REFLECTIONS

The year that I…

Explored A LOT of hobbies. Kaya naman little success lang ang na-achieve ko in terms of mastering a skill.

Aside from exploring hobbies, we also explored new places here in Manitoba.

This is also the year that I got serious about investing and finances in general.

What worked?

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Life

2021 Highlights

I’m back from 2020 Highlights (meron din akong 2017 Highlights)! Sarap lang talaga mag-reminisce. Also, credits to my IG stories. Hindi ko lahat ‘to maaalala kung hindi ako serial story sharer.

  • This winter pictorial of the kitties 😻
  • I made 700+ sales so far on my not-so-active-anymore online sticker shop.
  • Thank you sa mga clients na nagpa-design sakin this year. Special mention sa suki ko na si Dany. Grabe talaga sobrang bait at supportive. Thank youuu!😘
  • These symbolic adoptions from WWF. Cute!
  • Bridgerton, Vincenzo, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Yumi’s Cells. Also binge watched all the Marvel movies para maka-relate ako kung bakit na-hype yung Endgame.
Hong Banjang 😍
  • Sought medical help from a physical therapist for my wrist (due to almost daily drawing + piano) and a chiropractor (because of my misaligned hip bones). Also tried acupuncture for my endo.

Also, I love my new doctor. Naiyak talaga ako sa sobrang tuwa.

  • Kenneth got promoted!
  • I tried latch hooking pero ang bilis kong na-bore. Na-bore na rin ako sa macrame. Feeling ko ito rin yung dahilan ba’t na-injury yung kamay ko.
  • I discovered Libby (thanks to C-Ann, a book club member)! A total game-changer. Again, thank you sa mga nagpahiram ng library cards nila 😄
  • Procreate liked my IG stories *kilig*

Tapos nag-message uli sila later this year kasi gusto daw nilang i-feature yung art koooo. Still waiting for that. But I’m not getting my hopes up.

  • Get together with Winnipeg friends and our quick trips with Krixie sa Transcona Bioreserve, The Forks, King’s Park at yung isa pa. Also, Theo was born!
  • Plus our own quick trips. As home buddies, parang himala everytime lalabas kami. Favorite ko yung sa Gimli 💙
  • Tried to learn French, Korean, Spanish and Chinese. Lawll. I made the most progress in French pero sobrang waley pa din. Limot ko na nga almost lahat.
  • Designed Arien and JV’s wedding invite
  • Joined #PleinAirpril (an art community ganap where you have to draw for 30 days straight) pero since sa una lang ako magaling, naka less than 10 illustrations lang ata ako
  • Enjoyed playing Cozy Grove on Switch. It was fun while it lasted dahil na-budol ko rin si Dyn bilhin yung game at sabay kami maglaro 😂
  • Lucy Goosey! Found a mother goose sa parking lot tapos daily ko syang binibisita para ma-witness kung nag-hatch na ba yung mga itlog nya. Kaso hindi ko naabutan. Bigla na lang silang nawala 😢
  • I went deep into crypto investing. Nagkaron ng months na all day everyday puro crypto news lang ang kino-consume ko.
  • Became a plant mom. First time kong mag-alaga ng herbs at yung plant na binigay ng mommy ni Kat.
Lots of CATerpillar bites but it’s still surviving 😄
  • First time ko makapunta sa Bulk Barn. Sobrang eyegasm.
  • Got COVID-19 vaccinated. Wala namang pangit na side effect sakin. Sobrang inantok lang ako.
  • My new gadgets! Wala akong kahilig hilig sa mga designer bags, sapatos or sa fashion in general; but I’m a sucker for gadgets.

    Said goodbye and sold my iPhone XS, Fujifilm X-T30, Wacom Cintiq 16, AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro but said hello to iPhone 12 Mini, Keychron K2 V2, Dyson V8, iPad Pro 11-inch. We also got an Echelon EX-3 Connect Exercise Bike.
  • Went back to vlogging. Gusto kong gawin ‘to regulary kasi nag-eenjoy ako pero ang bagal ng laptop ko. Sobrang struggle mag-edit. Plus hindi kinakaya ng storage kasi sobrang lalaki ng files.
  • Joined a couple of Jenn Im’s book club discussions (called the Curl Up Club). Fun naman yung discussions, nakaka-nose bleed nga lang.
  • Our almost everyday chikahan with Kuya and video calls with my pamilee ❤️
  • Videoke session with Kenneth’s workmates.
  • The book club is still active! Haha hindi ko lang inexpect na tatagal ng ganito kasi nga may pagka inconsistent ako. We’re on our 3rd year this year 😮 I’m thankful for all the book club members and the community we’ve built. We’re not the most active in terms of daily hanash but it’s nice to be able to get together once a month and discuss our chosen books.

    Also read 32 books this year (a personal record). Thank you Pod Sibs Book Club!
  • Became a Lunacian! Bukod sa sobrang naadik ako sa Axie Infinity, eto na rin yung naging major source of income ko. Super involved and invested na talaga kami sa ecosystem nila. Kasi player ako, breeder, manager, nagffarm din ako ng RON, stake ng AXS.

    Sana magtagal pa ‘tong game na ‘to. Thank you kay Rick sa pag-convince at kay Kenneth sa pag-push. Kasi initially ayoko kase hindi naman ako gamer. Kala ko di ko maeenjoy. Kala ko lang pala. Sobrang nakakaadik.
  • Sa mga nagregalo sakin nung birthday ko. Huhu thank you. Para akong bata nung na-receive ko yung mga regalo kaya thank you sa joy na binigay nyo nung birthday ko since rare na ko makatanggap ng regalo.

Parang ito yung year na sobrang dami kong na-explore. Wala masyadong focus pero mukang naging productive at makabuluhan pa din naman. Paalam 2021!

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Ramblings

Millionaire > Billionaire

Bakit ang swerte ko? Hindi ako makapaniwala na meron akong MacBook Pro. Meron akong iPad Pro tapos parating na yung Apple Pencil? Tapos meron akong iPhone? Tapos meron akong Airpods?? Tapos padating din yung Apple Watch??? Paano ako napunta dito??

Hindi talaga ako makapaniwala. Ang saya ko ngayon pero ang saya din nung old self ko. Yung mga panahon na bago pa lang akong nagtatrabaho at wini-wish lang sa universe na sana magkaron ako ng mga ganitong bagay. Na kelan ko kayo ‘to mabibili? Anong ginawa ko bakit ako pinagbigyan?

Ang swerte ko talaga. Parang gusto kong sabihin dun sa 23-year old self ko na after 10 years, mabibili nya yung mga ilalagay nya sa wish list nya at mapapaupo na lang sya sa isang sulok at isusulat kung gano sya ka-amazed.

Ewan. Gusto kong magtatalon sa tuwa pero stunned pa rin ako. Si Kylie Jenner kaya nakaka-feel ng ganito. Or bored na sya sa pagiging billionaire. Kaya ayoko talagang maging billionaire eh (asa). Kasi nababawasan yung mga bagay na pwedeng magpasaya sayo. Kasi ang bilis mo lang syang nakukuha kaya nawawalan na ng meaning. Kaya yun ang goal ko sa buhay. Hindi ako magiging billionaire. Millionaire na lang.

🤣🤣🤣

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Life

What Happened to My 2021 Goals

At the beginning of this year, nag-set ako ng 2021 Game Plan. Gusto kong i-review kung anong mga na-accomplish ko at yung hindi. Yung format nung ginawa kong game plan ay “Do’s and Don’ts”. Eto yung mga do’s.

DO’s

  • Read at least 40 books 👎🏼

Akala ko talaga malalagpasan ko ‘to. Kasi end ng January naka anim na libro ako agad. Middle of the year on track pa ko. Pagdating ng August, wala akong natapos. Tapos yung reading habit ko unti-unting nagc-crumble. Pero I made peace with it nung September. Kasi medyo nas-stress na ko non.

Overall, masaya at proud pa din ako na nakatapos ako ng 32 books this year. Kasi eto pa rin yung pinaka madaming libro na nabasa ko sa isang taon. So hindi dapat ako ma-disappoint. Happy pa rin ako dito kahit hindi ko sya na-achieve 😊

Outcome: Fell short at 32 books but still happy with it

  • Invest atleast $5,000 CAD 👍🏼

Eto ang rason bakit hindi ko na-reach yung reading goal ko. Kasi sobrang na-consume na ko ng crypto news at paglalaro ng Axie starting nung middle of the year. Pero eto yung goal na akala ko hindi ko maa-achieve.

I’m happy to report na more than double dun sa goal yung na-invest namin. Initially sa stocks yung nasa isip ko pero sa crypto napunta almost lahat.

Outcome: Unexpectedly doubled the goal amount (pero counting yung in-invest namin sa Axie baka triple pa)

  • Learn 5 new piano pieces 👎🏼

Natawa ko nung nakita ko ‘to. May natutunan naman akong bago pero putol. Mostly mga lumang pyesa ko pa din yung mga tinutugtog ko pero at least I think nag-improve naman ang piano playing ko compared nung wala pa kong sariling piano.

Outcome: I will try harder next year

  • Learn basic French 👍🏼

Ano bang meaning ng basic French. Kung gagawan ko ng sariling meaning ang basic French, I would say na-accomplish ko ‘to. Lawl.

Outcome: Tres bien! 😆

  • Donate regularly to WWF 👍🏼

I am also happy to report na hindi lang sa WWF kami nakapag-donate. Pero gusto ko ring i-try yung sinasabi ni Dany na adoption tapos hindi sya symbolic. Yung may tutulungan ka talagang specific animal. Magri-research ako about it.

Outcome: Good job! Sana mas madami pang matulungan next year.

  • Go outside more 👍🏼

Na-accomplish naman namin ‘to pero feeling ko may ii-improve pa. Special thanks kay Trix at Kris kasi sila yung masipag magyaya na pumunta kung saan-saan. Talagang home buddies kami pareho ni Kenneth. Pero kelangan lang talaga ng initial push kasi pag nasa labas na kami, super enjoy naman kami.

Outcome: Success!

  • Create new sticker designs 👎🏼

Natawa nanaman ako. Ang hadlang din sa goal na ito ay yung pagiging involved ko masyado sa crypto at Axie. Actually almost 7 months na kong hiatus sa pagd-drawing. Pero few days ago nakapag-drawing ako out of tradition. I-post ko sya sa January 1st.

Hindi na rin masyadong active yung sticker shop ko kasi hindi ako nagre-restock. Inuubos ko na lang yung mga na-print ko dati. Undecided pa ko kung anong gagawin ko sa kanya. Distracted ako sa ibang bagay na importante din naman. May umo-order pa rin kahit hindi ako active which means may potential pa din talaga. Wala lang talaga ko sa focus ngayon.

Outcome: Unfortunately, it’s a fail

  • Play with the kitties more 👍🏼

Hindi ko ma-quantify masyado pero parang na-achieve naman. Kasi na-maintain naman nila yung weight nila at bumili kami ng bagong toys kasi minsan madali silang maumay.

Outcome: I think it’s a yes

  • Journal 👍🏼

Madali lang naman ‘to.

Outcome: Hindi na ‘to mawawala sa do’s

  • Eat healthier 👍🏼

Na-achieve din ‘to. Nag-cut back kami sa processed foods. Naka-ilang months din kaming walang tocino, bacon at corned beef (pero bumalik na ulit ☹️). Nag-increase din yung fiber intake ko. Nag-switch kami sa brown rice. Mas bumibili na ko ng prutas.

Pagdating sa sweets, hindi ko talaga mapigilan. Kulang talaga pag walang matamis. Pero ginagawa ko na lang minsan, pinipili ko yung healthier option.

Outcome: Success pero same dun sa kanina, may ii-improve pa

  • Stick to the budget 👎🏼

Outcome: Hahahays

DONT’s

  • I will not buy any piece of clothing this year 👎🏼

Hindi to na-achieve pero isang beses lang ako namili ng damit this year. Two items lang ata pati yun.

Outcome: Fail but I’m still proud

  • Hindi ako iinom ng milk tea for the first 6 months of 2021 👎🏼

Ang condition sa goal na ‘to ay pwede akong uminom kung bigay. Si Trix mahilig mamigay ng milk tea so yes nakainom ako during the first few months. Pero nung ika-5th month ko, bumigay na rin ako at bumili ng sarili kong milk tea hehe.

Outcome: Failz

  • I won’t exceed 2 hours on my daily screen time 👎🏼

Nakakatawa. But I was doing a great job nung first few months. Kaso nung nahumaling na nga ako sa crypto, imposibleng 2 hours lang yung screen time.

Chineck ko yung daily average ko this week: 4.5 hrs. I think it’s better than most people still?

Outcome: Triple fail

  • I will not buy a new MacBook Pro and iPad Pro this year 👎🏼👍🏼

Hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ba ko na hindi ko na-achieve ‘to. Haha. Hindi ako bumili ng MacBook Pro pero bumili ako ng iPad Pro hihihi. Padating na bukas! Pero in fairness, ang dami kong binentang gadget this year. I sold my:

– Camera
– Wacom Cintiq
– AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro
– iPhone XS

Since marami-rami rin akong nabenta, hindi naman ako nag-shell out ng extra funds. Pwede na.

Outcome: Technically hindi ko na-achieve pero na-achieve ko naman yung purpose na hindi gumastos ng extra. So success?


Okay yun na yung last. Out of 15 goals, 8 yung success. More than half pwede na! Pwedeng pwede na. Happy ako. Kasi mababa lang naman yung expectations ko. Pero sana mas madami yung ma-achieve ko next year. Pagiisipan ko munang mabuti ang 2022 Game Plan ko.

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Bukas

Tuwing umaga pagkagising ko, lagi kong sinasabi sa sarili ko na, “Bukas ng umaaga lalabas ako ng mga 8AM tapos magiikot lang ako sa labas kahit mabilis lang.” Kasi feeling ko hindi man lang ako nasisinagan ng araw. Tapos pansin ko lagi akong lambot at tamad gumalaw. Low energy palagi kahit wala naman akong ginagawang nakakapagod. Kaya yun lagi ang dialogue ko sa umaga. Na mags-start ako bukas maglakad lakad. Pero kinabukasan, sasabihin ko ulit na bukas. Lagi na lang bukas tapos hindi natutuloy.

So kahapon, yun ulit ang sinabi ko. Maglalakad ako sa labas bukas ng umaaga. This time sinabi ko rin kay Kenneth. Nag-check ako ng weather bukas ng 8AM: -30, feels like -40. Tumawa si Kenneth. Alam na daw nya ang mangyayari. Pareho kami ng iniisip.

🥶

So kinabukasan (kaninang umaga) nagising ako ng past 8AM. Parang ine-evaluate ko yung sarili ko kung tototohanin ko na ba yung matagal ko nang balak. Siguro dahil gusto kong i-prove kay Kenneth na mali sya. Tsaka mabilis lang naman ako. Pero parang tanga lang kasi sa dinami-rami ng araw na gusto kong lumabas, pinili ko pa talaga yung araw na sobrang lamig na.

Full gear 😄
Nag-grocery na rin ako

Bukas ulit?